Difficult not to include The Killing, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (esp. the first 90's re-incarnation), Boys from the Blackstuff, Our Friends in the North, State of Play, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, House of Cards (the UK version), and Spiral
Ah Our Friends in the North! Great series. It's quite hard to find on the internet and I don't think many people here in China have heard of it. I watched it a couple of years ago and totally loved it. Definitely one of my favourites.
The Trip (maybe not 'Drama' but features a pair of dramatic queens - tarts not gays) Utopia (can't wait for Series 2) Game of Thrones The Fades (trying to keep it fairly modern) The Time Tunnel (very ancient)
Just out of interest, has anyone seen The Sopranos and not named it in their top 5?? Having seen it all the way through, I can't imagine ever seeing anything that will top it, but I'm sure there are others with a different opionion!
Just out of interest, has anyone seen The Sopranos and not named it in their top 5?? Having seen it all the way through, I can't imagine ever seeing anything that will top it, but I'm sure there are others with a different opionion!
it comes down to taste at the end of the day, but in terms of writing, direction etc the sopranos tops all. It was also the "first" tv drama to do what it did. I could write essays about how amazing the show is, but i'll just leave matt weiner to say why it is amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRf0dEzq82k
Just out of interest, has anyone seen The Sopranos and not named it in their top 5?? Having seen it all the way through, I can't imagine ever seeing anything that will top it, but I'm sure there are others with a different opionion!
Watched it sporadically, couldn't get into it. Feel as you do about Band of Brothers. I might just give Sopranos a go if I can find a way to watch it from the start on Netflix or Sky.
So I've been watching Dexter for the past few months and just finished season 4.
It now feels in series 5 like they had no idea where to go and they even admitted killing off the character at the end of season 4 was a snap decision.
I think they have killed the show with that move! Does the show pick back up again?
I don't see how it can continue without the now deceased character.
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Life on Mars Northern Exposure Breaking Bad Edge of Darkness
Have to mention Tenko Orphan Black Being Human (UK) Homeland The Fall Too late to talk to Billy - the Billy Trilogy (really a set of plays, but seared into my memory)
Just out of interest, has anyone seen The Sopranos and not named it in their top 5?? Having seen it all the way through, I can't imagine ever seeing anything that will top it, but I'm sure there are others with a different opionion!
I haven't done a top 5 but I'm not sure it would be in mine. That's not to say I don't think it was good but I never loved it like a lot of people do. There were only a few occasions where I had that 'desperate to see the next episode' feeling.
Resurrecting an old thread here. I've just finished Boadwalk Empire (amazing!), and about to start something new. I've already seen the like of the Wire, Breaking Bad, Homeland, GoT, Sopranos, True Detective, Band of Brothers, Luther, Prison Break etc.
Thinking of starting one of the following, none of which I have seen any of:
Mad Men Entourage Dexter
Any recommendations as to which one I should go for next?
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Law and Order SVU
Hustle
Waking the Dead
The Wire
2) Prison Break
3) The Wire
4) Mad Dogs
5) Broadchurch
I haven't watched The Sopranos, Dexter or 24 yet, but I imagine some will make the top 5 once I have.
1. Breaking Bad
2. The Wire
3. The Sopranos
4. Band of Brothers
5. Homeland
Singing detective
Boys from the black stuff
Newsroom
Waking the dead
Breaking Bad
The Wire
Band of Brothers
Underbelly
Breaking Bad
Brideshead Revisited
Hill Street Blues
The Sweeney
2 our friends in the north
3 funland
4 spiral
5 gbh
Utopia (can't wait for Series 2)
Game of Thrones
The Fades (trying to keep it fairly modern)
The Time Tunnel (very ancient)
The Prisoner - one of the best shows ever in the universe!
X-Files
Band of Brothers
Spooks
Rome
Happy Valley
Game of Thrones
Band of Brothers
Breaking Bad
Sharpe (loved it as a kid.)
Fargo is also really good, but as the first series hasn't even finished yet, I'll reserve final judgement.
Does Firefly count as a drama? If so, it'd be on the list.
Hustle
Columbo
Murder One
The Prisioner
Lost
Spooks
Supernatural
Prison Break
Life on Mars
Minder
Doctor Who
Prospects
It now feels in series 5 like they had no idea where to go and they even admitted killing off the character at the end of season 4 was a snap decision.
I think they have killed the show with that move! Does the show pick back up again?
I don't see how it can continue without the now deceased character.
Spooks
The Wire
The Sweeney
Hill Street Blues
Breaking Bad
The Wire
Luther
Spooks
Just behind 24 and Life on Mars.
Life on Mars
Northern Exposure
Breaking Bad
Edge of Darkness
Have to mention
Tenko
Orphan Black
Being Human (UK)
Homeland
The Fall
Too late to talk to Billy - the Billy Trilogy (really a set of plays, but seared into my memory)
Luther
Breaking Bad
Prison Break
Mad Dogs
Thinking of starting one of the following, none of which I have seen any of:
Mad Men
Entourage
Dexter
Any recommendations as to which one I should go for next?